Japanese Police

[MarkR33]

Just wondering what the jap cops are like , do they goto speed racing events or like illegal drags or races? what sort of cars do they drive

have you ever been pulled over by them, and if so what was their attitude towards you, do they speak english or japanese to you?

[Demon Dave]

Here's what some of the police in Japan drive

However most drive sedate sedans, Toyota Crowns and the like. In the bigger cities you'll see some police minicars and a fair number of bikes/mopeds.

As far as I can tell, the police are pretty laid back here, especially when it comes to motorists. I've been to many event and have yet to see any real police presence - even during the summer when Yamanashi (my area) is invaded by hoards of motorcycle gangs, do we rarely see many police. I've never been stopped by the police (yet ) so I can't comment on that...fortunately!

[Rezz]

Ooooooh, the only occaision where I got pulled over was in a friends car. He was doing 140-ish (?) in an 80 zone and the cop basically pulled us over with him s-c-r-e-a-m-i-n-g down the PA at us (alot of cops use a PA to "politely" ask the motorist to pull over in a *specific* place eg: just past the gas stand infront of that homeless persons cardboard mansion... heheh). Anyway, my mate got out of the car, and the cop aready knew he was dealing with a gaijin, so that just made him speak Japanese even faster :thumbdwn:, my mate was struggling to keep up. To cut a long story short, he got fined 80,000 yen for that little misdemeanor, and they apparently upped the fine because he wasn't wearing a shirt! (hey, it was summer!)

Aaaaah Japan... I do love it here.

[Demon Dave]

I'll have to make sure I'm not pulled over then : 80,000 yen for speading! ouch!

I'm always really cautious about being pulled over - I dunno, for some reason I feel that police are likely to give a gaijin with a nice (ish) car a hard time, especially since I've been here a while...I can hardly claim I don't know what the cop is saying...

[Rezz]

...yep, same situation as far as understanding what they say goes.

That 80,000 yen though was pegged at that price to scare the crap out of my mate (which it did!) but he contested it at the Police station later with some suitable back-up... his Japanese father in law! Apparently he didn't have to pay it all, and the Police where "lucky to get away with their jobs" as his dad in law said after...

[DCD]

They have always been friendly(ish) with me. Never arrogant.

[Blitz]

I remember seeing what looked like a Micra police car and thinking how effective it would be as a patrol car

[Demon Dave]

They have always been friendly(ish) with me.  Never arrogant.

Dino - I take it from that you've been pulled over once or twice

[DCD]

Eh eh....just a few times:D But I'm a good boy and never brake the speed limits or anything like that:D

[chaos]

out of curiosity what is gaijin??

[Blitz]

gaijin = white person = round eye in Japan

[Blitz]

gaijin = white person = round eye in Japan

[Streeter]

heh I stacked in Kochi mountains a while back and the car was undrivable anyway the others continued to drift and eventually the distant sound of cop sirens could be heard EEek

My girl friend was in the car and my car was off the side of the road kind of in a run off area so it wasnt easily visible from the main road. The cops eventually came flying past after the other drifters who had left a few minutes beforehand. PHEW

BUT about 10 mins later we see headlights coming back... oh crap! and sure enough it was the toyota crown patrol car that went past earlier he saw us and pulled over. My japanese is totally rooted so I just handed over my International license (that they had never seen before) and my girlfriend said that I was Gaigin and was star gazing and didnt see a turn and thats why I crashed. They didnt have any proof? so they said please be careful and dont make too much noise when you leave, good night!

I LUURRRRV jap cops. Cmon, s13 with cage and mismatched rims pranged up on a notorious drift mountain and they reply with please be quiet when you leave and good night!!! Hahhaah

At Nanko (industrial drift spot) the cops regularly come and have there lights flashing but I am yet to see anyone fined. Last wednesday I was in 2nd gear doin choku dori up the road when a toyota echo cop car pulled out from a factory!!! I thought furk now Im gonna get it... I stopped drifting but kept driving and the echo didnt even follow!? WEIRD

Just a side note I came back to Aus in Feb for 2 weeks. After 6 days of driving I get pulled up driving UNDER the limit doing nothing wrong. (car was a lowered 180 though) and I end up with about $400 in fines and a defected car! Dix to ever coming back to Aus again! Japan is the best

[hayai32]

Streeter: i bet u could sell the 180 in aus and buy 2 in japan for the same price... bastard

[Streeter]

Streeter: i bet u could sell the 180 in aus and buy 2 in japan for the same price... bastard

ummm yeah thats about right... but your forgetting that both the 180s here would be better than the one back home LOL

[Ota]

gaijin = white person = round eye in Japan

it doesnt neccessary means "white person" it just means people from overseas like immigrants regardless of their colour

[Rezz]

it doesnt neccessary means "white person" it just means people from overseas like immigrants regardless of their colour

Yeah ^^^^ what he said...

Don' t forget our poor Korean friends, they can be 3rd generation born in Japan, but still be regarded as "gaijin" ie: no Japanese passport.

But yeah, white/black people stand out the most in Japan, so they're whats stereotypical "gaijin".

[Pva_Glue]

I always wondered new age Japanese think about Korean people...

as some old korean ppl despites japanes ppl cuz of 36 years of occupation back in old days, as korean I dotn really know what happend so we moved on...

what's your take on this as you guys probably heared?

[SKY031]

Could someone please tell me what the 4 sticking up things on the bonnet are?

I've seen these on a lot of Japanese Police cars, and I can't figure it out. :Oops:

[DCD]

They hold a lexan wind deflector that deflects air flow over the red light on top of the roof...or else bye bye lights and siren